New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HOUSE
MURDEROUS WORK DONE BY A BURGLAR.
TIE KILLING OF LYMAN g. WEEKS IL BROOKLYN-
NO CLEw TO TIE MIsCREANT


TIE KILLING OF LYMAN s. WEEKS IN BROOKLYN
NO CLEw TO THE MIsCREANT.
The murder Of Lyman s. Weeks, in his own house.
No. 1,O71 DeKalb-ave by unknown burglar
early yesterday morning. aroused much feeling in
Brooklyn. 1t was the most startling crime OF the sor:
committed there for many years, and one remarkable
feature of 1t is that possible cew to the murderer
has been obtained. for the only person who him
plainly died instantly. Mr.. Weeks was thirty-sx
years of age. weighed about $50 pounds, and tall
and muscular. He employed clerk by the
wholesale hat firm of Huribut Shelley & Sandford, at
No. Dds Broadway. this city, and was we'll thought
OF by them. He had occuped the house where he was
shot tor several years with his wife and two boys but
had just completed tho purchase OF new house i'll
Maeons ami his wife and he t, select furniture
and carpets tor it yesterday. The house whern he
lived was neat two-siory frame structure, with
high brick basement In the house on Tuesday night,
besides his wife and children, was Mrs. Weeks's
| mother, Mrs. Mary f. I'll in CHAM, OF North Adams,
Mass. who Was making visit there. They spent the
early evening in talking about the new house, and
q game OF backgammon About 11:3o Mr. Weeks
went to bed He had fallen asleep when bis wife
| aroused bin and said "Lynan, what's that mise !"
| VI didn't hear anything he replied sleepy.
"Thcre's somebody in the basement" she said.
There was spraking-tuhc running TO the basement
| and Mr.. Weeks got up and listened through 1t. lilo
heard unusual sound hc said but to reassure his
wife he put on his trousers and slippers ard went down
stairs lie had no weapon. He lighted tho gas in The
the silverware in the dining room. and probably did
not hear sound. He had entered the house by tho
front basement door, etor,u door fastened only with
latch, screening hir. from view lie broke the
side ight OF the basement lor, the noise OF which
aroused Mrs. Weeks, aud putting in his hand turned
the Key Alter ering the dining room and lighting
tho gas he picked ont the solid silver pieces on tho
| sidcboard aud placed them the table. He also
secured spring oyercoat helonelng to Mr. Weeks.
which be put IL is suruised that he stopping
over the silverwarc in u drawer which he had pned
open when Mr.. Wceks discovered him. Mr. Weeks
the latter drew his revolver and fired. The two men
must have been close together tor powder marks were
upon the night shirt OF tho murdered man. The bul.
let OF IS eaibre entered his right breast and passed
entirely through hs body in jiat tonal direction
Mr. Weeks lell his face, striking against the table,
which rolled partly across the room causing clatter
tho silver and thc chair he held broken by the
| TALL The burglar and murderer lost no lime in
getting out of the house without any pooty save the
overcoat.
Mrs Weeks heard he husband light the gas and
90 on to the basement. Then all was still and she
got out OF bed and went TO tho speak gtube. Hear
ing sound like tho pouring oi coal in the Baltimore
heater (supposed TO have been the catt.r OF the
sill, erware she asked bor husband be was putting
coal on the fire. Hearing nothing and aarmeu at
for help. As she did she saw n man come out OF
tho house, wearing nm 0yercoat like her husbands,
and walk slowly down the street iiearpg her voice,
he started TO run. and a, he crossed vacant lot he
\ flung of tho overcoat Her cries Of Pooe! Burg
larsP responded to by David Neuly, OF No
| IO52 on tho opposite side OF the street, who had
| lust got home. Mrs. Weeks told him she icar,d
some one was in the house and her husband mad
suffered harm Mrs Weeks and hci mother went
dowu 10 the front door and admitted Mr.. Neely, who
| found Mr.. Weeks dead. Drs. Atwood aud Iittemore
were called in but could do nothing. and the Broad
way 10 ico summoned. They found how tho
burglar had got IN and esca ped and in the lot,
about nifty feet from tho house. the overtoat was
picked up Search of all the ncgLborhood and
indniry of the drivers and conductors on tho DC hhD
! Ayepne Broadway and Reid Avenue cars resulted
| in finding no trace OF the murderer. Mrs. Weeks
described tho man she saw as oi medium height WIN
| Int TVn OIL
were found who the man. One was a son OF Ut.
Atwood, who sitting in his room on the opposite
side of the street rcadtng when he was startled ~
| Mrs. Wcckss cries and looking out saw man walk
| slowly down the street and cross TO the opposite
! aide. woman at No. .Os3 DE kalbaye Eot up
| 1b,t,ek. heard Mira. Weeks scream and she too saw
| the man cross tho street No OF them conld give
n good description OF him. No policeman was near
at the time, which WAS u few minutes alter midnight
| and ths pairOlmrn tp the beat were relieving each
other nj Broahwly and Red-avc. several blocks
.way IA the burglar probably knew.
Tho residents the port o the city where the crime
occurred have been frequently disturbed by burglars
of late 4 fortnight ngo the house of Mr. Clark at
No. 1075ie De K'lb-ave., was entered and cloth ns
and silverwarc we're taken week ago today
Policeman Lowe and Hcrschait had an encounter with
supposed burglar at Broadway and Latayette-aye.
at a. ID. They sag him with yase, waiting Tor II
ear. As they neared him lac started to run and they
! asked where he was going. lie drew his revolver.
dropped his yalise and fired at the policemen it was
ranng aud they had ON rubber coat whIen ehcn
bercd them. The fleeing man fired hye shots before
they could fire in return, ana be escaped. In the
valisc were ilverware and PIANO cogeI stolen from
| tho homo o Charles kump IN Jenef'oh-aN
Another burglary was committed III Laiayetteavc. on
SATURDAY. an the houses were enterrd III the raho
way ~ Mr. Weekrs The man seen by the Policemen
was dressed in dark clothes and wore dcfOy nat ana
was vi medum hes ht and about twenty-five years oil
age. ,.,. -, +,
will hnld the Inquest Monday. 10 Preparing the
body tor burial the bullet found slightly nattencd
inside the deah mans night shirt District, Attorney
Ridgway vi.icd the scene OF The crime and made
careful inye.tigaton. Son OF the residents III thht
part the city propose TO organize vigilance com
nIttce Policemen are sparsely scattered in 1t ut
| night and have long beats.
| Mr. Weeks universally respected nc was a.
regular attendant at church. ana was 'ne,hpcr VI o
| Wa,rrly Bowling Club, and several soelAl organLA
tIons His vile IL about thirty wears 0i age anu ihe
two bows. George and Kenneth. arc respectively h'ho
and five years.
Dr. y Creamer male autopsy 10 me a,tcnGyn n"n,
He found that the bullet passed through both 'o0'
of tho heart. Death must have been instantaneous n
No clew OF importance was secured " thc IN
link that may be developed u the search Tor
the young who shot at ioiccni.n lowo tne, @ ras
scha The bag yallse tnat ne .roppen, W
| n canvas extension case, which would attention:
Shortly before the shooting the man eaagHe nay sta
s" and e@mh."on and ''opgsi pg%iph ave. aud asked
az what time a would 60 TO inc Bilugc ~ nv Vvrlc
told car could be got more QUICKLY DS & So ths bag was on
his way TO Myrllca when lie met uno Ih that The
From the inquiry Ia regard to ears IL id Is Inv the men
at The arstabes as about twenty-five years oi age w'
long thin smooth face, well dressed MS .o Io. Ind
prince Albert lie fired five shots AT thc Poiroi1
,hev Gred four I'm return one bullet penetrated l@wes
| rubber coat In the bag dars-antcrh was 'o ~
| the stolen articles
! VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE IN EXTRA ShSSi"''
RICHMOND March lO.-Iursuant TO the do'erLo'
call the General Assembly OF Virginia met hco o'" -
noon in extra session A message from 'ie "o'e,nv,
was received and read Tho Governor frSt cas
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